On The Circuit
Chopra checks in
Essex seem to have a handy line in talented young openers at the moment
Martin Williamson
25-Feb-2013
Essex seem to have a handy line in talented young openers at the moment. With Alastair Cook unlikely to play much this season after predictably shining for England, it is lucky that 18-year-old Varun Chopra has started to show his class. A mature hundred on Championship debut against Gloucestershire, followed by an unbeaten fifty in the second innings, confirmed that he has the temperament to go with the technique. At Essex since the age of eight, he has several similarities to Cook. Both captained England Under-19, both are tall, classical batsmen and strong off their legs. Importantly, both seem to have the right attitude.
Full postLewis's deserts
Mike Smith, the left-armer who served the club so ably for 14 summers, sincerely hopes his erstwhile new-ball partner Jon Lewis does not go the same way Smith did after making a much-longed-for Test debut.
Martin Williamson
25-Feb-2013
Mike Smith, the left-armer who served the club so ably for 14 summers, sincerely hopes his erstwhile new-ball partner Jon Lewis does not go the same way Smith did after making a much-longed-for Test debut.
Full postPeak performance
In May alone Derbyshire won as many Championship matches as in the previous two years
Martin Williamson
25-Feb-2013
In May alone Derbyshire won as many Championship matches as in the previous two years. By early June they were top of Division Two and eyeing a C&G final. So where did it all go right?
By going back to basics, says their director of cricket David Houghton.
Full postScore unsettled
While Kent were dodging the downpours at The Rose Bowl, David Fulton found himself in a poker game sitting next to Shane Warne, whose vast wrath Fulton felt last September when that 1,000-1 shot of an arranged chase handed
Martin Williamson
25-Feb-2013
While Kent were dodging the downpours at The Rose Bowl, David Fulton found himself in a poker game sitting next to Shane Warne, whose vast wrath Fulton felt last September when that 1,000-1 shot of an arranged chase handed
Full postLanger arrives in Taunton
Justin Langer, the Australian opening batsman, has arrived in Taunton for his stint with Somerset
Andrew McGlashan
25-Feb-2013
Justin Langer, the Australian opening batsman, has arrived in Taunton for his stint with Somerset. He will make his debut in the Twenty20 warm up match at Exmouth CC, on the Wednesday June 21.
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